Canadian skating coach Richard Gauthier given 12 months for sexual assault

A renowned Canadian pairs skating coach has been sentenced to 12 months in jail for sexual assault and gross indecency.

Richard Gauthier was found guilty in January of two charges dating back to the 1980s involving a teenage male skater whom he trained.

He was acquitted of a third count of indecent assault against the victim, whose identity is covered by a publication ban.

Gauthier, 61, spent more than three decades training world-class pairs skaters.

He was inducted into the Skate Canada Hall of Fame as a coach in 2015, though he has since been expelled from the organization.